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Minnesota Grand Lodge Presents:

Minnesota Grand Lodge Presents:. Motivating our Brothers. MWB Neil Neddermeyer www.Cinosam.net. Preview of Approach. What is motivation? How do you motivate anyone? What motivates you ? How do you motivate volunteers? Real challenges and approaches. Special Challenges

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Minnesota Grand Lodge Presents:

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  1. Minnesota Grand Lodge Presents: Motivating our Brothers MWB Neil Neddermeyer www.Cinosam.net

  2. Preview of Approach • What is motivation? • How do you motivate anyone? • What motivates you? • How do you motivate volunteers? • Real challenges and approaches. • Special Challenges • Understanding limits

  3. 1. What is motivation? • What makes people strive for change? • Reality about motives

  4. 2. How do you motivate anyone? • Can a leader find the “hot buttons”? • Can you “motivate,” but not manipulate?

  5. 3. What motivates you? • Pride • Enjoyment • A sense of duty or obligation • Recognition – applause and awards • Acceptance • Tangible reward • Positive “K.I.T.A.”

  6. 4. How do you motivate volunteers? • What is a “volunteer”? • Recognize differences in members • If not pay or duty, which rewards work?

  7. 4. How do you motivate volunteers? • Differences between “command” and supervision and leading volunteers?

  8. 5. Real Challenges with Volunteers • Volunteers can “walk” 3 ways • How can you keep them?

  9. Six Special Challenges • He’s willing, but is he able? • He’s able, but will he be available? • “We have always done it this way.” • “You can’t do that in this Lodge.” • “I didn’t ask for this, you asked me!” • “I changed my mind.”

  10. Challenge No. 1: Willing Incompetents “He’s willing, but is he able?

  11. Challenge No. 2: Overcommitted Members He’s able, but will he be avail-able? • Watch out for the man who can’t say “no.” • Sometimes it’s better to go with a novice. • As a leader you must choose

  12. Challenge No. 3: Status quo guardian “We have always done it this way.” • Listen to the “old timers” • Don’t be intimidated; it’s your decision • Don’t be manipulated to name someone to a committee just because he always did the task before.

  13. Challenge No. 4: The Traditionalists “You can’t do that in this Lodge.”

  14. Challenge No.5: Conscripted “Volunteers” “I didn’t ask for this, you asked me!”

  15. Project Assignments Example

  16. Challenge No. 6: The quitter “I changed my mind.”

  17. Understanding Limits • Remember the EA charge • Family and work come first • If within the length of my cable tow

  18. After all is said, you must decide Rule 1- Avoid arbitrary decisions Rule 2- The Master has to make decisions when there is conflict. Rule 3- Think it through Rule 4- Use the gavel with A light touch

  19. Conclusion • Understanding is the key • Keep demands reasonable. • Be sensitive • Praise publicly; correct in private. • “Please” and “Thanks

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